MTS will start selling smart TVs on Android OS in October

MOSCOW, 15 Sep — PRIME. The mobile operator MTS will start selling smart TVs under the Kion Smart TV brand on the Android 11 operating system, the devices will go on sale in October, the company’s press service said.

“MTS will present pilot smart TVs under the Kion Smart TV brand in the retail network and the MTS online store, running on the Android 11 operating system with the proprietary Kion shell. Pre-orders of six models of TVs with a frameless design and high image quality with diagonals are already available in the MTS retail network. 24, 32, 43, 50, 55, 65 (inches – ed.) at a price of 8,490 rubles to 43,990 rubles,” the release says.

The company noted that the presented TVs will have 1.5 gigabytes of RAM and 8 gigabytes of permanent memory. In addition, applications will be controlled using a remote control that supports voice input. The TV works in satellite, cable and terrestrial television networks, allowing you to use the TV in the absence of access to the Internet.

Also on the device, you can set up a children’s profile “for the safe navigation of young users on the network.” You can use the service on up to five devices, including mobile phones and tablets, under one account, the report says.

“Kion Smart TVs will go on sale in October and will be available for purchase in installment and subscription models. Pre-orders of devices are open in the MTS online store until September 26,” MTS noted.